France advance to Davis Group quarterfinals, Spain to host GermanyAlbertville: Defending champion France advanced to the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup after beating the Netherlands 3-1 Sunday for its eighth win in nine matches at home. Adrian Mannarino won the firs...
Bangladesh calls batting reinforcements for second Sri Lanka TestDHAKA: Bangladesh have included batsman Sabbir Rahman for the second Test against Sri Lanka to strengthen their batting in the absence of injured all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, a team official said Mond...
PCB gives NOC to Salman Butt for Bangladesh’s Mohammedan Sporting ClubLAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has been given a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to play in the Dhaka Premier League, Bangladesh’s domestic List-A tourna...
Malik twists ankle, but recovers to play full matchLAHORE: Pakistan veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik twisted his ankle following a push from some fans while entering the Multan Cricket Stadium for the Multan Sultans exhibition match on Sunday, but rec...
Formation of ‘International Socca Federation’ announcedLAHORE: Some exciting news is coming from the world of football as the formation of ‘International Socca Federation’ has been announced. This federation will regulate the famous 5, 6, 7 a side mini fo...
Australia cricketer Doug Bollinger announces retirementSYDNEY: Former Australia left-arm quick Doug Bollinger on Monday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect. Bollinger, 36, made his Test debut for Australia in 2009 agai...
Wicketkeeper De Kock adds to South Africa’s injury woesCAPE TOWN: South Africa’s worrisome injury-list has been lengthened after wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock was ruled out for up to four weeks with a wrist injury, officials said on Monday. De Kock...
SC seeks BCCI reply in 4 weeks after Sreesanth’s appeal against life banNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on former India pacer S Sreesanth’s appeal against the life ban imposed on him by the cric...
BCCI website restored a day after going offlineNEW DELHI: The BCCI’s website was restored on Monday after the richest cricket board’s web services were suspended for over 18 hours due to failure in renewing the domain name. From the start of Sunda...
Angelo Mathews sidelined for remainder of Bangladesh tourCOLOMBO: The hamstring complaint that forced Angelo Mathews out of the tri-nation series in Bangladesh after one match will in fact keep him out of the entire Bangladesh tour. As has often been the ca...
Eagles stun Patriots for first Super Bowl titleMINNEAPOLIS: For a city that produced one of Hollywood’s ultimate underdog stories, the Philadelphia Eagles delivered an equally inspiring script by upsetting the New England Patriots on Sunday for th...
Last-gasp Kane penalty earns Spurs draw at LiverpoolLIVERPOOL: Harry Kane scored his 100th Premier League goal from the penalty spot in stoppage time to snatch a point for Tottenham Hotspur in a thrilling 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. M...
Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor gets up to 125 more years in prison for abuseCHARLOTTE: Former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar was sentenced to an additional 40 to 125 years in prison on Monday for molesting young female gymnasts, capping weeks of horrifying testimony from...
Atletico close gap on Barcelona after Espanyol drawBARCELONA: Atletico Madrid closed the gap on Barcelona to nine points at the top of La Liga, beating Valencia 1-0 on Sunday after the leaders had dropped points at local rivals Espanyol. Angel Correa’...
Woodland beats Reavie in Phoenix Open playoffPHOENIX: American Gary Woodland parred the first extra hole to beat compatriot Chez Reavie in a Phoenix Open sudden-death playoff on Sunday as two of the lesser-known players on the PGA Tour battled f...
Leeds fires manager ChristiansenLONDON: Leeds United has sacked Dane Thomas Christiansen as manager after eight months in charge, the Championship club said on Sunday. Leeds, three-times English champions, lie 10th in the second-tie...
London to host inaugural Athletics World CupLONDON: A new World Cup event featuring eight of the top athletics nations will take place in London this year, British Athletics said on Monday. Britain and the United States will take part along wit...
Luigi Di Biagio to coach Italy in March friendliesMILAN: Italy Under-21 coach Luigi Di Biagio will coach the senior side on a caretaker basis for the friendlies against Argentina and England in March, the Italian federation (FIGC) said on Monday. Ita...
UEFA defers Red Star Stadium ban over Mladic bannerZURICH: UEFA has deferred a stadium ban on Red Star Belgrade imposed after their fans displayed support for Bosnian Serb war crimes convict Ratko Mladic during an away match in November. UEFA last mon...
British cyclist Froome to make season debut at Ruta del SolLONDON: Britain’s Chris Froome will make his 2018 season debut at next week’s Ruta del Sol, his Team Sky said on Monday. The 32-year-old four-times Tour de France winner is under investigation after r...
South Korea bans 36,000 foreigners from entering for Winter OlympicsSEOUL: South Korea has banned 36,000 foreigners from entering the country ahead of the Winter Olympics, citing security concerns, Yonhap News Agency said on Monday. Yonhap cited a South Korean lawmake...